Item date: 1797 - 1813Grant Value: 50Item cost: 200Item date acquired: 1984Item institution: Prescot MuseumTown/City: PrescotCounty: Lancashire The firm of Peter Stubs became Britains principal supplier of precision files and watchmakers tools at the end of the 18th century. The papers consist of invoices and receipts for tools, materials, lathes, bells and clock movements